Ireland women's national ice hockey team

{{Update|date=October 2019}}

{{EngvarB|date=June 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}

{{Infobox national hockey team

| Name = Ireland

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| Association = Irish Ice Hockey Association

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| General Manager =

| Coach = Aaron Guli

| Asst Coach = Paul Cummins, Scott Muir

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| IIHF code = IRL

| IIHF Rank = {{IIHF Women's World Ranking|IRL}}

| IIHF max = 35

| IIHF max date = first in 2013

| IIHF min = 38

| IIHF min date = 2016

| Team_Colors = {{color box|#009A49}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|#FF7900}}

| First game = {{ihw|POL}} 23–0 {{ihw-rt|IRL}}
{{small|(Sofia, Bulgaria; 14 March 2011)}}

| Largest win = {{ihw|IRE}} 12–0 {{ihw-rt|AND}}
{{small|(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 12 November 2022)}}

| Largest loss = {{ihw|POL}} 23–0 {{ihw-rt|IRL}}
{{small|(Sofia, Bulgaria; 14 March 2011)}}

| World champ2 name = IIHF World Women's Championships

| World champ2 apps = 2

| World champ2 first = 2011

| World champ2 best = 35th (2011, 2013)

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| Record = 2–9–0

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The Ireland women's national ice hockey team is the women's national ice hockey team of the Republic of Ireland. The team is controlled by the Irish Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Until the Dundalk Ice Dome reopens they do not meet minimum IIHF standards for participation.

History

Ireland played its first game in 2011 during the 2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division V tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.{{cite web | url = http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/uploads/Ireland_Women_All_Time_Results.pdf | title = Ireland Women All Time Results | publisher = National Teams of Ice Hockey | access-date = 26 April 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120606114710/http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/uploads/Ireland_Women_All_Time_Results.pdf | archive-date = 6 June 2012 }} They competed against Bulgaria, Poland, Spain, and Turkey.{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels1011/ww-v | work = IIHF | title = 2011 IIHF World Women's Championships Div. V | access-date = 26 April 2011 }} Their first game of the tournament was against Poland which they went on to lose 23–0, which would also be their largest recorded loss. Ireland lost all of the other three games of the tournament, finishing last in the group. The following year Ireland competed in the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II Group B Qualification tournament against Bulgaria and Turkey. Ireland lost both of its games and failed to qualify for the 2014 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II Group B tournament.{{cite web | url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/competition/319/statistics.html | work=IIHF | title=2013 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div. II Group B Qual. | access-date=5 January 2013 }}

International competitions

=World Championship=

=IIHF Women's Development Cup=

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2022{{cite web |url= https://www.iihf.com/en/news/40498/colombia_wins_women_s_development_cup |title= Colombia wins Women’s Development Cup|last= Montroy |first= Liz |date= |website= International Ice Hockey Federation |publisher= |access-date= 2024-09-09|quote=}}{{flagicon|KUW}} Kuwait City5th place5203
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The team also competed in the following year and came 4th.{{cite web |url= https://thehockeynews.com/womens/international/columbia-repeats-as-iihf-development-cup-champions |title= Colombia Repeats as IIHF Development Cup Champions|last= Kennedy |first= Ian |date= November 14, 2023 |website= The Hockey News |publisher= |access-date= 2024-09-09|quote=}}

Roster

From the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championships{{cite web | url =https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/319/IHW3190IRL_33_1_0.pdf | work =IIHF | title = Team Roster | access-date = 5 January 2013 }}{{cite web | url =https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/319/IHW319903_54B_1_0.pdf | work =IIHF | title = IRL – TUR Line-ups | access-date = 5 January 2013 }}

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#NamePosDate of BirthClub
align="center"|20{{sortname|Rebekah|Burke}}align="center"| G{{dts|11 December 1986}}Ice Angels Limburg
align="center"|17{{sortname|Rebecca|Callan}} (A)align="center"| F{{dts|17 January 1992}}Ireland
align="center"|15{{sortname|Bonnie|Collins}}align="center"| F{{dts|28 October 1987}}Celtic Clovers
align="center"|1{{sortname|Seanna|Conway}}align="center"| G{{dts|2 October 1983}}Lasker Lady Hawks
align="center"|16{{sortname|Victoria|Day-Nicholls}}align="center"| F{{dts
} || Celtic Clovers

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|align="center"|10 || {{sortname|Ashling|Fitzpatrick}} ||align="center"| F || {{dts|26 September 1993}} || Celtic Clovers

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|align="center"|4 || {{sortname|Emma|Fletcher|Emma Fletcher (ice hockey)}} ||align="center"| F || {{dts|3 January 1982}} || Molly Malones

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|align="center"|18 || {{sortname|Jessica|Forde}} ||align="center"| D || {{dts|27 January 1987}} || Cork Inline

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|align="center"|2 || {{sortname|Rachel|Glynn}} ||align="center"| F || {{dts|17 November 1987}} || Celtic Clovers

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|align="center"|3 || {{sortname|Shona|Higgins}} ||align="center"| F || {{dts|29 March 1985}} || Ireland

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|align="center"|7 || {{sortname|Lorna|Hoey}} ||align="center"| D || {{dts|12 November 1987}} || Dundalk Lady Bulls

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|align="center"|24 || {{sortname|Beatrice|Hosgood}} (C) ||align="center"| F || {{dts|27 October 1982}} || Ireland

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|align="center"|19 || {{sortname|Sinead|Jennings|Sinead Jennings (ice hockey)}} ||align="center"| F || {{dts|16 May 1988}} || Galway Bay Lightning

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|align="center"|6 || {{sortname|Laura|Lyons|Laura Lyons (ice hockey)}} ||align="center"| D || {{dts|26 November 1982}} || Cork Inline

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|align="center"|21 || {{sortname|Elaine|McCann}} ||align="center"| D || {{dts|21 March 1986}} || Ireland

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|align="center"|13 || {{sortname|Cherise|McCaughley}} ||align="center"| D || {{dts|26 July 1994}} || Ireland

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|align="center"|11 || {{sortname|Sonya|McEneaney}} (A) ||align="center"| D || {{dts|17 December 1984}} || Dundalk Lady Bulls

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|align="center"|12 || {{sortname|Jane|McMullen}} ||align="center"| F || {{dts|12 November 1981}} || Molly Malones

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|align="center"|9 || {{sortname|Avril|Ni Mhathuna}} ||align="center"| F || {{dts|21 May 1989}} || Molly Malones

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All-time Record against other nations

As of 14 September 2011

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!Team !! GP !! W !! T !! L !! GF !! GA

{{ihw|ESP}}1001014
{{ihw|POL}}1001023
{{ihw|BUL}}200219
{{ihw|TUR}}2002110

See also

References

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